Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whiteflaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: white-flaw
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of whitlow.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The pouder of the withered leues⸝ is good to be caſt vpon the whitflaw⸝ aguayles."
"The useful stimulating qualities of these herbs as a cure for paronychia, may have been further recommended by the resemblance of the seed-pod to the " whiteflaw," or inflamed vesicle, which it was intended to allay."
"A cock is offered (at least was wont to be) to St Christopher in Touraine for a certaine sore which useth to be in the end of men's fingers, the whiteflaw” (World of Wonders, 1607). The cock was to be a white one."

Usage

Obsolete

Synonyms

whitlow

Questions

What does whiteflaw mean?: Synonym of whitlow.

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